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How real-world violence led Facebook to overturn its most controversial policy

The Verge

It did not appear as a series of ironic memes in a central feed to which students were glued. Banning Holocaust denial doesn’t make it go away — Germany does so by law, and far-right forces are still on the rise there ( and preaching the gospel of QAnon , to boot).

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Elon Musk’s Twitter (now X): Everything you need to know, from layoffs to verification

TechCrunch

The lawsuit alleged that the social network “fuels its business with countless infringing copies of musical ‘compositions, violating Publishers’ and others’ exclusive rights under copyright law.” The deal came after months of legal drama , bad memes and will-they-or-won’t-they-chaos. Payouts have yet to reach creators’ wallets.

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How Apple is making the antitrust case against it stronger

The Verge

Inside the group, they’re posting hateful memes and misinformation, while commenters share support for neo-Nazis. Lawmakers in New York proposed a new law that would prohibit police from using geofence warrants as protests continue to grow. Germany launched its coronavirus tracing app. Knight Foundation).

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The antitrust case against Google is gathering steam

The Verge

The analysis, by Sensor Tower, focused on government-endorsed apps in countries including Australia, France, Germany, and India. Taylor Lorenz explains the cake meme that took over Twitter this week. COVID-19 contact tracing apps have only about a 9.3 percent adoption rate in the world’s most populous countries. Sensor Tower).

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The Boogaloo movement has successfully hijacked social networks to spread

The Verge

Riley writes (emphasis hers): Researchers at the global nonprofit group Avaaz found nearly two dozen Facebook pages affiliated with the “boogaloo” movement, a generally anti-government and anti-law enforcement ideology. But they have vastly different reasons for why they think the law must change. Adi Robertson / The Verge ).

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Basecamp’s protest of Apple’s policies is already benefiting other developers

The Verge

Look close enough at any system of law or content moderation and it can start to feel arbitrary, but Apple’s has proven to be particularly vulnerable to criticisms. His newsletter, Bnet, is a reliably sharp and entertaining guide to trending memes that you may or may not have already encountered. Subscribe to Bnet.

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The Facebook boycott advertisers have the right company but the wrong diagnosis

The Verge

Maybe your reaction is that’s terrible, we should get rid of the law that makes all that posting possible. Trending down : Amazon warehouse workers went on strike in Germany after staff at several logistics centers tested positive for the coronavirus. WearAMask pic.twitter.com/LknwwdYmvF — BLM || Law?? Sam Shead / CNBC).